It’s rare to see the kind of far-ranging critical disagreement that Alien: Covenant has engendered. Some are praising it as a great return to form for both the franchise and Ridley Scott, while others see it as a parade of rote slasher tropes awkwardly welded onto an old-school mad scientist yarn. Even here in The A.V. Club offices, opinions are split, among nearly everyone who’s seen the latest installment of the now nearly 40-year-old film franchise. Leaving aside the lingering questions raised by the ending, though, there is one thing we should all be able to agree on: The script was not crafted by Satan. (He was too busy spearheading London Has Fallen, presumably.)
Which is why we regretfully inform Jesse Russell, devout Christian and writer, that the recent article, “‘Alien’ movie seemed like a lot of fun…until I found Satan was behind the script,” contains...
Which is why we regretfully inform Jesse Russell, devout Christian and writer, that the recent article, “‘Alien’ movie seemed like a lot of fun…until I found Satan was behind the script,” contains...
- 5/25/2017
- by Alex McLevy
- avclub.com
Reality TV veteran Stephanie Lydecker has been named Svp of Development for Asylum Entertainment. In her new role, Lydecker will oversee unscripted development for Asylum and will also develop for the company’s scripted business. Lydecker comes to Asylum from 495 Productions where she served as Head of Development. Her credits there include Jersey Shore, The Pauly D Project, Shot At Love, Repo Games, More To Love, and Wedding Wars, among others. On the film side, Lydecker co-wrote with Jesse Russell her first feature screenplay, Like Lightning, which is currently in pre-production.
- 9/17/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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